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DENNIS T. IGOU. OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARD CANDYMACHINE COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

Application filed December 23, 1903. Serial No. 186,282.,

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DEXXIs T. IGOU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for FormingConfections, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to machines for forming confections, and is inthe nature of an improvement upon the machine set forth in anapplication filed by me March 26, 1903, Serial No. 149,681.

The present invention relates more particularly to those features of themachine whereby the individual confections are formed from the mass orbatch of candy and delivered to the wrapping mechanism.

The main objects of the present invention are, first, to provide aself-clearing knife by means of which the candy after having been formedinto a rod or bar may be readily severed by means of a vibrating knife,to which the candy or severed confections will not adhere, said kniferequiring no adjunctive' devices for knocking Orstripping off thesevered confections and its operation being such that the severedconfections are properly delivered from the knife without beingscattered or thrown about.

A second object of my invention is to provide efficient mechanism forconveying the severed confections from the knife to the wrappingmechanism, such mechanismbeing provided with means for varying its throwor travel where forming rolls are employed having grooves of differentsizes located at different distances from the wrapping mechanism.

A third object of my invention is to provide automatic mechanism forfeeding the candy from the batch or mass to the formingrolls, which givethe candy its final rod or bar like shape preliminary to the cuttingtherefrom of the finished confections, so that the constant services ofan attendant in roughly shaping the candy between the batch and theforming-rolls may be dispensed with.

To these and other ends my invention consists in certain novel features,which I will now proceed to describe, and will then par ticularly pointout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is ism.

viewed from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail plan section illustrating the confection forming and feedingmechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the variableconfection-feeding mechan- Fig. 5 is' a detail perspective view of theconnection between the two parts of the feeding-arm. Fig. 6 is a detailsectional elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of thepivot-bolt connecting the parts shown in Figs. 5 and 6.. Fig. 8 is aperspective view of the knife and its associated parts. Fig. 9 is adetail view illustrating different positions of the knife. Fig. 10 is aside elevation of the automatic mechanism for feeding the candy from thebatch to the forming-rolls, and Fig. 11 is a plan view of the same.

In the said drawings I have shown a wrapping-machine of the same generalcharacter as that set forth-.in my prior application hereinbeforereferred to. This machine, however, fprms no part of my presentinvention so far is its particular structural features are concerned,and I will therefore dispense with any description of the same beyondthe general reference to the parts thereof which cooperate moreintermediately with such parts of the machine as embody my presentinvention.

1 indicates the master-wheel of the machine, and 2 a sh aft driventherefrom by suitable intermediate gearing and serving to operate theforming-rolls and knife.

The formingrolls are indicated by the numerals 3 and 4, which refer tothe upper and lower rolls, respectively, said rolls being shown inFigsrl, 2, and 3 as multiplegrooved rolls, each provided with aplurality of grooves of different sizes for the purpose of forming thecandy into bars of different diameter according to the size ofconfection desired. In the present instance I have shown each roll asprovided with three grooves (numbered, respectively, 5, 6, and 7) ofincreasing size. It should be understood, however, that all of thefeatures of my present invention except that relating to the variabletravel of the confection-feeding mechanism are applicable toforming-rolls having a single groove. The forming-rolls are mountto thesupporting-plate 18.

ed in a frame 8, supported on the base of the machine, and the shaft ofthe upper roll 3 is provided with a gear 10, with which meshes a singletooth 11 on the shaft 2, so that an intermittent rotary motion isimparted to the roll 3. Said roll 3 is provided on the opposite end ofits shaft to that carrying the gear 10 with a gear 12, which meshes witha similar gear 13 on the shaft of the lower roll 4, thus transmittingthe rotary motion from the roll 3 to the roll 4. The arrangement is suchthat at each partial rotary movement of the forming-rolls the candy,which is delivered from said rolls in the form of-a rod or bar, is fedforward a distance sufhcient to form one confection. This forwardfeeding movement projects the candy through one of the openings in a leder-plate 14, which extends transversely a ong the line of travel of therod or bar of candy and which is provided With openings correspondingwith the groove of the forming-rolls. In the present instance I haveshown this plate as provided with three such openings, (indicated,respectively, by the reference-numerals 15, 16, and 17.) Adjacent to theledger-plate 14 and lying at right angles theretoin a substantiallyhorizontal position below the openings of the ledger-plate is asupporting-plate 18, which extends from the ledger-plate, where theconfections are severed from the bar, to the wrapping mechanism, forminga way upon which the severed confections and their carrier may travel.

The knife is indicated by the referencenumeral 19 and is in the form ofa flat blade vibrating inavertical plane immediately adj acent to theledger-plateandjat right angles The supportingplate. 18 is provided witha slot 20 to receive the edge of the knife, anda stop is also pro vided,against which said knife Will strike at the end of its eflective stroke.In the present instance I have show n this stop as consisting of a webor piece 0 metal21, connecting the ledger and supporting plates andlying'in the pathof the heel of the knife. stop may, however, beotherwise constructed and located. The knife 19 vibrates around a fixedaxis 22, preferably in the form of a stud projecting from an arm 23,carried by the frame 8. The knife is connected with this stud by meansof an arm or lever 24, having the knife secured to it atone end, whileits other end is provided with a sleeve or collar Said than the recess28, so that there is a certain amount of play between the collars of thearms or levers 24 and 26. The arm 26 is provided at its free or upperend with a pin 30, which engages the groove of a cam-Wheel 31 on theshaft 2, so that a vibrating move ment is imparted to the arm 26during'the period of non-movement of the forining-rolls.

In order to transmit this vibratory movement from the arm 26 to theknife, I interpose between said arm 26 and the knife-bearing arm orlever 24 a spring. This spring is shown in the present instance as afiat or strap spring 32, secured at its upper end to the arm26, asindicated at 31, while its lower or free end is adapted to engage with aprojection 33 on the knife-arm 24. The pressure or resistance of thespring 32 may be regulated by means of an adjusting-screw 34,

passing through a lug 35 on'the arm 26and bearing onthe back of thespring "32 between its ends.

which lies a spring 37, which" offers'an increasing resistance to thetravel of the arm 36 The knife-bearing arm 24 has also connected'with itan arm 36, in the' path of during the latter part of the'efii cient'or'cut-- ting stroke ofthe knife up to'the time'when the cutting'edge ofthe knife passes clear of the candy. In the presen't' instance I haveshown the spring 37 as a flat or strap spring knife, to which they tendto adhere after being severed from the bar. This is disad vantageous forthe reason that it involves an additional mechanism and for the furtherreason that the candy thus knocked'from the ICC knife is apt to beforcibly discharged'in such I a way as to prevent its accurate deliveryto the feeding mechanism by which it is carried away, the candy being,in fact, scattered about. I have devised I provide a self-clearing knifewhich rids itself of the confection and delivers it accurately in thedesired position. en the candy has been fed forwardthrough one of theholes of the ledger-plate to an extent sufficient to form a confection,the camwheel-31 swings the arm 26 over'towar'd the knife, and the spring32, interposed between the actuating-arm 26 and knife-bearing arm 24, isof sufficient stiffness to force the knife down into the candy. Theobject of this spring is to utilize its resilience inorder to impart arapid movement to the knlfe at the end of the cut, and thusbr'ingitviolently By reason of the construction which reaches the middle ofagainst the stop,

so as to dislodge the confection ust severed from the bar and prevent itadhermg' to the knife. In cutting through the bar of candy theresistance of the candy to the knife increases until the cutting edgethe bar and then decreases during the remaining half of the cut.

' Thus if the spring 32 were used without any auxiliary up thiscompression and advance the knife through the candy in so doing duringthe last half of the cut, so that when the cut is completed ,the springwould be no longer com-- pressed, or at least not sufficiently compressed to produce the desired action. I therefore employ an auxiliaryresistance to the advance of the knife during the last half of the cut,supplied in the present instance by the spring 37, so that after thecutting edge of the knife passes the point of maximum resistance ofv thecandy and the resistance of the candy begins to diminish the advance ofsists the advance of the the knife is opposed'by the resistance of thespring 37, and the compression of the spring 32 is maintained throughoutthe remainder of the out. As soon as the cutting edge of the knife haspassed clear through the candy the arm 36 passes over the bowed portion38 of the spring 37, and said s ring no longer re- ?rnife. The candyalso no longer offers any resistance to this advance, and the spring 32is therefore free to move the knife rapidly and forcibly forward,causing it to strike against the stop, and thereby detaching theconfection in case it tends to adhere to the knife-blade. Upon thereturn stroke of the actuating-arm 26 its projection 29 engages with.the end wall of the recess 28 and leaves the knife again into cuttingposition, whereupon the bar of candy is fed forward again a'ndtheoperation of sev-' ering therefrom another confection proceeds asbefore.

The mechanism for feeding the confection from the cutting mechanism tothe wrapping mechanism comprises, as heretofore stated, asupporting-plate 18, which forms a track or way along which theconfection is fed. This feeding is accomplished by means of a carrier 40in the form of an open frame closed at two sides and one end and open atthe other end next to the cutting mechanism and also open at top andbottom. This carrier is provided with a stem or operating-rod 41, whichslides in guides 42, supported by an arm 43 from the frame. It isreciprocated longitudinally of the supporting;plate'l8 by means of alever 44, pivoted etween its ends at 45 and operated by a cam-grooveddisk on the front face of the master-wheel 1 of the machine, with whichits rear end engages. Its front end is grooved, as indicated at 46, toengage thp pin 47 on the rod or stem 41, by whlch means the vibratorymovement of the lever resistance it wo ild be compressed during thefirst half of the cut, but would give j 44 imparts a reciprocatingmotion to the carrier 40 at proper intervals. The construction and thetiming of the parts are such that during the severing of the confectionthe carrier lies immediately in front of the aperture in theledger-plate, through which the bar of candy passes, so that when theconfection is severed it drops into or lies within the carrier. In orderto insure its being properly deposited and held within the carrier afterbeing cut, I provide the knife-bearing arm with a fiat spring orresilient retaining-arm 48, which swings down with the knife and bearsupon the confection as it lies within the carrier, holding it inposition therein after it is severed from the bar and during thebeginning of the feeding movement of the carrier. The carrier then movesalong the supportingplate 18 to the inner end thereof, beyond which itpasses, so as to deliver the confection at a point above the wrappingmechanism, to which it passes through the open bottom of the-carrier.The carrier then returns to its original positionto receive anotherconfection.

Where a plurality of grooves in the forming-rolls are employed, it isobvious that each pair of grooves will deliver the confection on thesupporting-plate 18 at a distance from the point of disohal ge 'oftheconfection to the wrapping mechanism different from the distance' in thecase of the other grooves. With such a structure I provide means forvarying the throw or travel of the carrier, so that while the end of itstravel in one direction where the confection is delivered will always bethe same the other end of its travel may be varied to suit theparticular point of delivery of the forming-rolls, at which point thecarrier receives the confection. To this end the front portion of thelever 44 is provided with a pivoted extension 49, in which the groove orslot 46 is formed. This extension is connected to the end of the'lever44 by means of a combined bolt 50, (shown in detai in Figs. 5, 6, and7,) comprising-a disk-shaped head 51, which fits in a correspondingcircular recess 52 in the upper end of the extension 49, an unthreadedcylindrical body 53, which extends through corresponding apertures inthe parts 49and 44, and a threaded rojecting portion 54, adapted toreceive a cihmping-nut 55. There is formed in this connecting part 50 aslot 56, which forms an extension of the slot 46, with which it isalined, so that the limit of movement of the pin 47 in one direction isalways coincident with the center of the bolt 50, in

which position of the parts the carrier is at and this adjustment may bereadily effected of the preceding pair.

by loosening the clamping-nut 55, moving the extension 49 to the desiredposition, and then again tightening the clamping-nut.

In Fig. 4 I have shown in dotted lines three different positions of theextension 49 and three correspondingly different positions of theoutward limit of movement of the carrier 40 corresponding to thepositions of the three apertures 15, 16, and 17 in the ledgerplate. Itwill be seen that by reason of this construction the range of travel ofthe carrier may be readily adjusted to accord with the particular set ofgrooves of the formingrolls which may be in use. V

In machines for forming confections where forming rolls are employed thecandy is placed upon a suitable supporting table or trough. in the formof a batch or mass, and, so far as I am aware, it has always requiredthe constant attendance of an operator who manually draws out, withoutseparating it, a portion of the batch and roughly shapes it into theform of a bar, which he also feeds forward to the rolls. In order todispense with this hand-labor, I provide automatic mechanism for feedingthe candy gradually forward from the batch to the forming-rolls withoutthe intervention of an operator, said mechanism at the same timegradually forming the candy into a bar of successively-dimmishingdiameter, which is finally delivered to the forming-rolls in roperquantity and size.

Referring to igs. 10 and 11, the formingrolls are indicated at 57 and58, being respectively the upper and lower formingrolls, and in thisinstance I have shown each roll as provided with a singleforming-groove. 59 indicates a frame extending from the frame 8 of. theforming-rolls to a table or trough 60, which supports the batch ofcandy, which is laid thereon in a mass of roughly conical form with itsapex toward the machine. Mounted in the frame 59, 'between the table ortrough 60 and the formring-rolls, is a series of pairs of grooved rolls,(indicated, in the present instance, respectively, by thereference-numerals 61 and 62,

'63 and 64, 65 and 66, 67 and 68, and 69 and 70.) These pairs of rollsare provided with circumferential grooves 71, which grooves aresuccessively smaller from the candy-su port to the forming-rolls, thegrooves of t e first pair of rolls 61 and 62 being the largest and thegrooves of the last pair of feedingrolls 69 and 70 being the smallest. Ialso provide for giving each pair of rolls from first to last a speedsuccessively higher than that In the present instance have shown eachpair 'of rolls as of greater diameter than the preceding pair and ofsmaller diameter than the succeeding pair, and this in itselfaccomplishes to a certain extent the successive increase in speed. Thefeeding-rolls are driven from a side shaft 72, supported in suitablebearings from the frame 59 and driven by means of a bevel-pinion 73 onits front end, which meshes with a similar pinion 74 on the shaft of thelower forming-roll 58. Each of the lower feedingrolls 62, 64, 66, 68,and 70 is provided at one end of its shaft with a bevel-gear, the samebeing indicated, respectively, by the numerals 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79.These gears are of diminishing'size from the candy-support to theforming-rolls, and the shaft 72 is provided with a lurality ofbevel-pinions 80, preferably of t e same size and meshing with therespective bevel-gears, as shown particularly in Fig. 11. It will bethus seen that by this means independently of the variation in size ofthe pairs of feedin -rolls, which latter feature may be dispense with,the speed of said pairs of rolls is successively higher from thecandy-supporting to the forming rolls. Each pair of rolls isgearedtogether by means of pinions 81 on the ends of the roll-shaftsopposite to the ends on which the bevel-gears are mounted, so that eachpair of rolls rotates in unison. Troughs or-conveyers 82, along whichthe candy may move and by which it is guided, are located between eachpair of rolls. this construction that when the forward end of theconical mass or batch of candy is en- It .results from gaged between thefirst pair of feeding-rolls 5 61 and 62 each partial movement ofrotation of the forming-rolls Will impart a corresponding movement tothe several pairs of feedingrolls, and the candy will first be drawnbetween the first pair' of feeding-rolls 61 and 62, by which it will beformed into a bar of relatively large diameter and fed forward to thesecond pair of feeding-rolls 63 and 64. These rolls will in turn graspthe candy and feed it forward, but at a higher rate of speed, at thesame time reducing the size of the bar, and thereby disposing of the larer mass of candy fed forward by the more s owly moving first pair offeeding-rolls. The candy is, in fact, drawn or stretched between eachpair of feeding-rolls, being pulled forward successively by each pair ata rate of speed sufficient to compensate for the diminishing size of thegrooves and bars. A similarfeeding action occurs throughout the entireseries of pairs of feeding-rolls until the bar of candy is final].deliveredin roer quantit and form Y PS Y to the forming-r01 y which. itis finally formed to the proper size and delivered to the cuttingmechanism, which completes the operation of forming the confection. Theentire mass or batch of candy will be gradually drawn in at the properrate by the first pair of feeding-rolls, so that the entire operation oftransferring the batch or mass of candy from its support to theforming-rolls is automatically accomplished without involving theservices of an o erator.

I do not wish to e understood as limiting myself strictly to the precisedetails of con- ICC ' may obviously be modified the combination, withresistance to the advance I struction hereinbefore described, and shownin the accompanying drawings, as the same without departing from theprinciple of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for forming confections, means for supporting a 'bar ofcandy while being cut, of a knife moving across said bar tions, meansfor actuating said knife, and a spring interposed between said knife andits actuating means through which spring the actuating force istransmitted to the knife, whereby said spring is compressed by theresistance of the material being cut, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with means forsupporting a bar of candy while being out, of a knife moving across saidbar to sever the confections, means for actuating sai knife, a springinterposed between said knife and its actuating means, and an auxiliaryresistanbe adapted to give an increased compressio'n to said springduring the latter part of the effective stroke of the knife,substantially as described.

3. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with means forS11 ortin i as? moving across said bar, means for actuating said knife,aspring interposed between said knife and its actuating means, saidknife being free to move in the direction of its out relatively to saidactuating means, and an auxiliary spring adapted to give an increased ofthe knife during the latter part of its effective stroke, substanti allyas described.

4. In a machine for forming confections,

, the combination, with means for supporting a bar of candy while being,cut, of a knife moving across said bar, means for actuating said knife,a spring interposed between said knife and its actuating means, saidknife being free to move in the direction of its out relatively tosaidactuating means, an auxiliary resistance adapted to give anincreased compression to said spring during the latter part of thecutting portion of the stroke of the knife, said resistance ceasing tooperate when the confection is severed, whereby the knife is movedforcibly forward by the action of said spring as soon as the cut iscompleted, and a stop to arrest such forward movement ofthe knife,substantially as described.

5. In a machine forforming confections, the combination, with aledger-plate for supporting a bar of candy while being cut, and a1su(pporting-plate arranged adjacent to said ger-plate,of a knife movingacross said ledger-plate to sever the confections, means to sever theconfecthe combination, with means for supporting a bar of candy whilebeing cut, of a vibrating knife moving across said bar to sever theconfections,

an arm carrying said knife mounted on a pivotal axis and provided with aprojection, an actuating-arm mounted on the same pivotal axis andprovided with a" gprmg to engage the said projection in one irection,and with means for engaging the knife-bearing arm in the oppositedirection to lift the same, means for vibrating said actuating-arm, anarm a or extension from the knife-bearing arm, a spring resistanceacting against said arm or extension during the latter part of thecutting movement of the knife, said arm or extension passing clear ofsaid resistance when the cut is completed, and a stop to arrest themovement of the knife at a oint beyond the end of the cut, substantial yas described.

7. In a machine for forming and wrapping confections, the combination,with means for supporting a bar of candy while being out,

and a knife for severing the confections from said bar, of asupporting-plate extending from the knife to the wrapping mechanism, anda carrier reciprocating along and ast the wrapping end of thesupporting-p ate, said carrier receiving the severed confections at oneend of its stroke and delivering them to the wrapping mechanism at theother end of its stroke, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for forming and wrapping confections, the combination,with means for forming and intermittently feeding forward a bar ofcandy, means for sup orting said bar while being cut, and a knife orsevering the portion of the bar thus fed forward,

of a supporting-plate extending from the forming and cutting mechanismto the wraps ping mechanism, a carrier reciprocating along saidsupporting-plate from the cutting mechanism ast the wrapping end of thesupporting-p ate, said carrier consisting of a frame open at top andbottom, and means for actuating said carrier, substantially asdescribed.

9. In a machine for forming and wrapping.

confections, the combination, with means for forming and intermittentlyfeeding for ward a bar of candy, means for sup orting said bar Whilebeing cut, and a knife fbr severing the portion of the bar thus fedforward, I

of a supporting-plate extending from the forming and cutting mechanismto the wrapping mechanism, a carrier reciprocating along saidsupporting-plate from the cutting mechanism ast the wrapping end of thesupportmg-p ate, said carrier consisting of a frame open at top andbottom and on one side, and means r actuating said carrier,substantially as described. a

10. In a machine for forming and wra ping confectionery, thecombination, with orming-rolls having a plurality of grooves located atdifferent points between their ends,

'a knife for severing the confections, .and a carrier reciprocatingtransversely to the feed of said rolls, or parallel with their axes,said "carrier delivering the confections at a fixed point at the fartherend of its stroke, of

, means for actuating said carrier comprising -means for varying thelength of travel of said carrier at the receiving end of its path,whereby said carrier may be arrested 0 posite any one of said grooves,substantial y as described.

1 1. In a machine for forming and wra ping confectionery, thecombination, with 'orming-rolls provided with corresponding pairs ofgrooves located at different points between their ends, and a knife forsevering the bar of candy fed forward by said rolls, of a carrierreciprocating between forming mechanism and the wrapping mechanism, andmeans-for reciprocating said carrier comprising a vibrating lever havinga slotted pivoted extension, adjustable to different angles relativelyto the body of the lever, the slot coinciding at one end with the axisof pivto feed the bar of candy across said ledgerotal adjustment, and anoperating-rod connected with the carrier and provided with a rojectionto engage the slot, and with means or guiding and supporting said rod,substantially as described.

12. In a machine for forming and wrapping confections, the combination,with a ledgerplate, and a supporting-plate adjacent thereto eXtendin tothe Wrapping mechanism, of grooved rols forforming a bar of candy, meansfor intermittently rotating said rolls means for intermittently rotatingsaid rolls to feed the bar of candy across said ledgerplate and over thesupporting-plate, a knife reciprocating ast the edger-plate to sever theortion o the bar thus fed forward, a carrier open at top and bottom andon the side adjacent to the ledger-plate, means for reciprocating saidcarrier along the supportingplate and past the wrapping end thereof, anda spring carried by said knife and extending over the carrier,substantially as described.

14. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with asupport for a batch of candy, of forming-rolls for forming the candyinto a bar, cutting mechanism for severing the confections from the bar,and automatic mechanism for drawing the candy from the batch and feedingit to the formin -rolls, said mechanism consisting of a plurality ofpairs of rolls whereby the movement of the candy from the batch to theforming-rolls is effected by a drawing motion only, said rolls beingconstructed and arranged to successively reduce the cross-sectional areaof the candy from the batch to the forming-rolls, substantially asdescribed.

15. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with asupport for a batch of candy, and a cutting mechanism, of a plurality ofpairs of grooved rolls located between said. support and cuttingmechanism, the grooves of the pairs of rolls being successively smallerand their speed successively higher from the support to the cuttingmechanism, whereby the candy is mechanically drawn from the batch,formed into a bar, and severed to form the confections, substantially asdescribed.

16. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with asupport for a batch of candy, and a cutting mechanism, of a plurality ofpairs of grooved rolls arranged in a series between the support andcutting mechanism, the grooves of the several pairs decreasing in sizefrom the support to the cuttin mechanism, and means for simultaneouslyimparting an intermittent rotary motion to said rolls, the speed of theseveral pairs increasing from the support to the cutting mechanism,substantially as described.

17. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with asupport for a batch of candy, and a cutting mechanism, of a plurality ofpairs of grooved rolls arranged in a series between said support andcutting mechanism, the pairs of rolls and the grooves therein beingsuccessively smaller and their speed successively higher from thesupport to the cutting mechanism, substantially as described.

18. In a machine for forming confections, the combination, with asupport for a batch of candy, a pair of forming-rolls for forming thecandy into a bar of the desired size, means for imparting anintermittent rotary motion to said forming-rolls, and a cuttingmechanism for severing confections from the bar thus formed, of meansfor feeding the candy automatically from the batch to the forming-rolls,comprising a series of pairs of IIO rolls located between the supportand form- 1 for supporting and guiding the candy relaing-rolls,andprovided with grooves of suctively to said rolls, comprising a troughunce'ssively-decreasing size, and means forinter- I d'er said rollstapering in its interior dimen mittently rotating said rolls in unisonwith sions to substantially correspond with the I 5 5 the forming-rolls,substantially as described. successively smaller grooves in the rolls.

19. In a candy-machine, means for feeding l In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature forward and simultaneously reducing the in presence of twowitnesses. mass of candy, consisting of a plurality of DENNIS T. IGOU.

pairs of grooved rolls, the grooves of the .Witnesses: [0 pairs of rollsbeing successively smaller and E. O; HAGAN,

their speed successively higher, and means IRvINE MILLER.

